The Wesleyan Media Project, a grantee of the Sunlight Foundation, recently announced two academic studies based on the comprehensive political... View Article
Continue readingDuo of Republican groups raised $70 million during midterm
The Washington Post has the total amount that was raised by American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS during the 2010 midterms:... View Article
Continue readingThe Citizens United Effect: 40 percent of outside money made possible by Supreme Court ruling
In 2002 former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld once flippantly described connections between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda terrorists by saying,... View Article
Continue readingFirst and Foremost: Find the Money
Now we know—with only a few exceptions—the results of the 2010 midterms in terms of who’s in and who’s out.... View Article
Continue readingInsanely Useful Election Tools (updated)
There are a lot of web sites out there providing information that can help voters get to the polls and... View Article
Continue readingHydra of independent groups fuels Republican side
Outside groups aligned with Republicans are dominating spending on independent expenditures in the run-up to the 2010 midterm elections. As... View Article
Continue readingCourt rulings change elections, independent spending dwarfs party spending in midterm
Outside spending by independent groups is dramatically changing the face and shape of elections in the United States in the... View Article
Continue readingMost House Republican members contributing to campaign committee
With expectations running high that they will take the majority in the House of Representatives, Republican House members are putting... View Article
Continue readingBig bailout recipients contribute to New York pols, Republican Senate aspirants
They received billions in help from the federal government to stay afloat during the worst days of the financial crisis... View Article
Continue readingPrimary Sources: Arkansas
There’s a primary election in Arkansas today. I’ve collected some useful sources on the candidates below: Democrats: Sen. Blanche Lincoln... View Article
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